Attorney Parts Ways With Trump for 2nd Time, Citing ‘Irreconcilable Differences’

A lawyer representing Donald Trump has parted ways with the former president for the second time in a week, dropping out of a defamation lawsuit over “irreconcilable differences.”
Attorney Jim Trusty, of the Washington-based Ifrah Law, PLLC, filed paperwork (pdf) on Friday to stop representing Trump in a defamation case Trump is pursuing against CNN. The lawsuit alleges CNN harmed his reputation by referring to him as a “racist,” “Russian lackey,” “insurrectionist,” and even “Hitler.”
Mr. Trusty’s withdrawal is based upon irreconcilable differences between Counsel and Plaintiff and Counsel can no longer effectively and properly represent Plaintiff,” reads Trusty’s motion to stop representing Trump in the defamation lawsuit….}